21.   Venezuelan stocks closed little changed in slow trading as valuation concern offset growing foreign demand.

22.   Venezuelan stocks rose for a second day as falling interest rates and growing demand from mutual funds based outside the country bolstered investor confidence.

23.   Wednesday, analysts said the accelerated cuts made since that time, combined with growing product demand, have energized the company.

24.   With the granting of independence to East Timor, even though its circumstances are different, there are growing separatist demands from other provinces.

25.   In addition to growing customer demands, financial institutions are alsofacing stiff competition from new entrants.

26.   Marathon said the aquisition will enable the company to expand its natural gas holdings and tap into growing consumer demand for energy.

27.   Many leading technology shares had rallied sharply in advance of the earnings reporting period as investors used signs of growing chip demand to bet on a strong quarter.

28.   Marathon said the acquisition will enable the company to expand its natural gas holdings and tap into growing consumer demand for energy.

29.   There were growing demands for Suharto to be tried.

30.   Trade ministry officials attributed the hiked imports to growing fuel demands, especially in winter months in the first quarter of the year.